Hamilton Russell Vineyards - Western Cape

Hamilton Russell Vineyards – one of the most southerly wine Estates in Africa and one of the closest to the sea – pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the beautiful, cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus.

The estate specialises in producing highly individual, terroir-driven Pinot noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as the best in South Africa and among the finest in the New World.

Hamilton Russell acquired Southern Right in 1994, with the aim of producing a serious, age-worthy Pinotage, as well as later acquiring Ashbourne in 1996, named after Anthony Hamilton Russell’s great, great Grandfather Lord Ashbourne - Lord Chancellor of Ireland in the late 1800s.

Hamilton Russell Vineyards - Western Cape

Hamilton Russell Vineyards – one of the most southerly wine Estates in Africa and one of the closest to the sea – pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the beautiful, cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus.

The estate specialises in producing highly individual, terroir-driven Pinot noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as the best in South Africa and among the finest in the New World.

Hamilton Russell acquired Southern Right in 1994, with the aim of producing a serious, age-worthy Pinotage, as well as later acquiring Ashbourne in 1996, named after Anthony Hamilton Russell’s great, great Grandfather Lord Ashbourne - Lord Chancellor of Ireland in the late 1800s.

"What we like about the business is that 'fine' doesn't just mean famous. The first growths and their ilk are here, but in company with some excellent, less well-known, sometimes very limited production wines and often at what seem very reasonable prices."

The Wine Gang, thewinegang.com

"The range is excellent and I don’t just mean that they go right to the very top. There’s something for everyone, whether you want mature first-growth Bordeaux or a little known gem from an estate that’s been in the same family for generations and which you’d be hard-pushed to find anywhere else other than at the cellar door. I’m always finding things I want to try on Cadman’s list."